Advancing Innovation in Medical Presentations: A Guide for Medical Educators to Use Images Generated With Artificial Intelligence.

Multimedia learning theory suggests that the use of images in the classroom enhances both cognitive and constructive learning. Finding the appropriate images for medical presentations can be challenging due to copyright and privacy issues. Artificial intelligence (AI) image generation is a newly available technology that offers a great advantage to medical educators. This technical report presents a robust guide for beginners to learn how to effectively use AI to generate images relevant to their presentations using free tools. The 12 guide tips include adhering to multimedia theory, using cost-effective resources, recognizing the possibilities, learning the technique, mastering the jargon, expanding the natural language, using prompt templates, creating stories, employing humor, avoiding perfection, exploiting the versatility of applications, and recognizing the limitations and ethical issues. By working through the article and the supplementary material, readers will be able to produce images similar to those provided in the article and use them effectively in their medical presentations.